(c) 2012; ISBN 978-0-9788609-3-4
100 pages - $16.50

What
every beginner needs to know to get up and playing as soon as possible,
plus somewhere to go after that. Learn how to tune your uke and
to strum some simple chords from our favorite Chord Families: C, G, F,
D and A. Plenty of familiar song examples, as well as referrals to
classic songs on You Tube. Once you've exhausted all the
play-along songbooks and web sites that are available, this book will
lead you into the realm of Comprehension.

There is
fingerpicking (including Travis-picking), Twelve Bar blues, cool chords
around the neck, some useful scales and an explanation of the Minor
Keys. There's no need to read music, and there is just enough music
theory to help make you a better player, including the demystification
of the Circle of Fifths.

Table of Contents

Introduction
Here We Go
Tuning the Ukulele
The C Chord
Chord Qualities
C Chord Family: Major Chords
Strumming
Songs in the Key of C
Beyond the 1 - 4 - 5 Chords
C Chord Family on YouTube
C Chords Up the Neck
F Chords Up the Neck
G and G7 Chords Up the Neck
Songs Up the Neck in C
G Chord Family
Songs in the Key of G
G Chord Family on YouTube
More Chords Up the Neck
Difference between Keys of C and G
C Major Scale on the Uke
G and D Major Scales
D Chord Family
Songs in the Key of D
D Chord Family on YouTube
A Chord Family
Songs in the Key of A
A Chord Family on YouTube
F Chord Family
Songs in the Key of F
F Chord Family on YouTube
Patriotic Interlude (America)
Quiz Time for the Chord Families
Our 5 Chord Families
More Playing Up the Neck
You Are My Sunshine
Amazing Grace
Sloop John B.
Morning Has Broken

Circle of Fifths
BEADGC
BEADGCF
The Rhythm Changes
Yuletide Backcycling in C and G
Four Chords on YouTube
Fingerpicking
Arpeggios in 4/4 Time
Arpeggios in 3/4 Time
Arpeggios in 6/8 Time
Travis-picking
You Are My Sunshine
Five Foot Two
Pinch Pattern
Dust in the Wind
Fingerstyle Odds and Ends
Chord Qualities
Major 7th and Minor 7th
Ninth and Rhythm Changes
Sus2 and Sus4
6th and Diminished 7th
America in Two Keys
Power-Sus2 Progressions
Random Chord Progressions
Chord-Melody Style
Amazing Grace
Auld Lang Syne
Jingle Bells
Minor Keys
Intro to 12-Bar Blues
Key of A
Playing Blues Lead in A
Blues in the Keys of E and C
C-A-G-F-D: 5 Chord Shapes
Major and 7th Chords Around the Neck
Minor Chords Around the Neck Ukulele Chord Chart
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